17 Facts About Kevin Mbabu

Melingo Kevin Mbabu was born on 19 April 1995 and is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland and the Switzerland national team.

Kevin Mbabu made his professional debut as a 66th-minute substitute for Servette in a Swiss Super League match against Lausanne-Sport on 26 September 2012, which turned out to be his only appearance for the club.

However, Kevin Mbabu went on to make 5 appearances in all competitions, as Newcastle United were relegated from the Premier League after six seasons there.

Two years after his departure, Kevin Mbabu reflected on his time at Newcastle United.

On 23 August 2016, Kevin Mbabu completed a season-long loan move to Swiss Super League-club Young Boys.

However, Kevin Mbabu's start of his Young Boys saw him appear on the substitute bench in the first two months there.

Kevin Mbabu then helped the side keep three more clean sheets in the next two matches against Grasshoppers, Dynamo Kyiv and Lausanne-Sport.

Kevin Mbabu's performance became recognised that there were calls for him to be called up by the national team squad.

Between the three matches on 29 October 2017 and 19 November 2017, Kevin Mbabu set up three goals in three separate matches against FC Sion, Basel and FC Zurich.

At the SFL Award Night 2017, Kevin Mbabu were among several players to be named Team of the Year.

Kevin Mbabu opted to wear the No 19 shirt for Wolfsburg in honour of Junior Malanda who died following a car accident in northern Germany on 10 January 2015.

On, during the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported that a COVID-19 test Kevin Mbabu had taken on had returned positive.

Kevin Mbabu was placed in quarantine at home, and would likely miss a scheduled game on in Kyiv that had been postponed due to the pandemic.

On 1 September 2023, Kevin Mbabu joined Bundesliga club Augsburg on a season-long loan.

In May 2018, Kevin Mbabu was named in the Switzerland's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Kevin Mbabu was born in Chene-Bougeries, Switzerland, to a Democratic Congolese mother and a French father, He has two sisters and one brother.

Alongside his native French, Kevin Mbabu reportedly speaks English and German.